Inside Petition: Journalists challenge blocking of Instagram reel related to AP’s AI data center

As arbitrary takedowns and blocking continue in India, two independent journalists approached the Delhi High Court seeking relief over the blocking of an Instagram reel about Google’s under-construction AI data center in Andhra Pradesh. MediaNama had access to the petition filed with Delhi HC. Journalists Shamsheer Yousaf and Monica Jha filed the writ petition on June 30, seeking restoration of the 2:01-minute reel, which remains inaccessible in India without a VPN at the time of writing this re